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Tweet Life is expensive. And your backyard is completely devoid of money trees. You long to return to school to brush up on your web design skills, but there is no way you can afford to give up your job.

Tweet Site speed is an increasingly important consideration for web designers. While it’s well known among marketers and SEO experts, site speed has often been overlooked in the world of design. And it’s time for change. Studies show that just

Tweet The web has changed the lives of many over the years – none have benefited more from this change than designers and developers! Many tools that programmers, designers, and developers use on a daily basis now live in the

Tweet Behavioral targeting should sound familiar if you have been an avid eCommerce trend follower for some time. But, What exactly it is? Let’s just say, marketing strategy has taken an entirely new drift, this new trend involves observing the

Tweet PHP is one of the most used programming languages of the world. It comes in different frameworks which take care of all the web development needs. However with popularity it has also attracted many detractors who point out at

Tweet Say the word “hacker,” and many people think of some sallow-skinned loner pounding out viral code in his grandmother's basement. Social charms and computer hacking don't go together – right? Not so. In recent years, the escapades of well-known

Tweet Going under-the-hood to maximize your Phone’s Capabilities If you’re a free soul and don’t want to be chained down by pointless limitations, chances are you’d prefer an Android-based phone over any other smartphone. And if you’re really adventurous, you

Tweet Good GUI Design Elements that Result in a Superior User Experience 12 Useful Techniques For Good User Interface Design User experience can be defined as the opinion of the user after using an application, formed by his or her

Tweet An ideal shopping cart plugin is one that consists of a range of user-friendly features that address the needs of online shoppers and website owners. Ideally, shopper-friendly software should be simple to use and should have a smooth user

Tweet I believe one of the most important ways to share information, inspiration, and ideas today are through keynotes, talks, & speeches. Some of the most eye opening realizations and life changing moments I have experienced were while watching a

Tweet Do clients repeatedly ask you to create a website that is beyond the scope of what you can do? Five Ways To Keep Your Web Design Skills Fresh And In Demand Since the beginning of the web there has

Tweet LOVE GAMES. As a kid I always loved games, ever since playing the early zelda games, I wanted to make games myself – but then after years of school and eventually college and odd jobs, life happened. Eventually I

Tweet With the proliferation of browsers used across the Web, ensuring browser compatibility has become a growing concern for Web designers all over the world. New browsers keep mushrooming in the market and the major players keep innovating to retain

Tweet Ok so I have been meaning to talk about SSH (Secure Shell) & Linux Commands for a while now, but just haven’t had the time to put together a worthy resource. So today I finally sat down at gathered

Tweet Metro Designs – Style Development The word Metro is getting tossed around a lot in the web design and development community. This can obviously be attributed to Microsoft’s talk about the new Windows 8 operating system and its Metro

Tweet Web optimization is a crucial component to the success of any website. If you go about the process of setting up and optimizing your web hosting in an efficient manner, you can save a considerable amount of money, time,

Tweet Designing a complete e-Commerce website is equal to appointing a trustworthy online brand ambassador for your business. This brand ambassador not only spreads the value of your business but in turn brings future business as well. When can you

Tweet These days there are so many books on the web about Design, Development, & Programming. What are the best ones? Where Do I Begin? Well the best place to start, is right here! Today we go through some of

Tweet CSS3 is the latest offering that can generate a great amount of details without using images. With the evolution of CSS3, web designing also were elevated to greater levels. CSS3 is based on motion techniques and can easily recreate

Tweet Trends are a requisite for the development and growth of web design. The trends in the field of web design are born, enhanced, and leads to the development of other trends. Based on the emerging trends over the years,

Tweet Cascading Style Sheets. We meet again. Reading about CSS on the wikipedia is pretty interesting, if you have no idea what CSS is – or if you have known about it for a while. It has been around for

Tweet 10 Gigabit Ethernet & The Future of Networking The rise of cloud computing is a bit like that of a space shuttle taking off. When the rocket engine and its propellants fire up, the shuttle lifts slowly off the

Tweet Responsive Web Design is one of the most talked about trends in Web Design today, and will continue to remain a hot topic for as long as Smartphones and Tablets continue their domination in the handheld device industry. Research

Tweet Trying to find a Word Press plugin that best suited for your needs can be a bit of a hassle sometimes. Having a contact form is very important for your blog, which allows your visitors or advertisers to get

Tweet When it comes to the online world and the norms attached to it, Google Panda penalty is one of the most talked about things. In fact, the recent few months have shown a lot of iteration in Panda. Panda

About Andy Sowards

I am a 29 year old Web Developer, Designer, and Programmer (front & backend) in Lynchburg, VA. I am an Extremely Passionate Creative Entrepreneur. This is where I share my ideas, experiments, experience and tips in the Industry (and whatever nerdy things I come across). If you'd like me to work on your Project, speak at your event, write for your publication, or just say "Sup", get in touch

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This site is full of resources for all levels of web designers, developers, programmers, and geeks of all kinds. We typically do not focus on any 1 thing more than another, we mainly focus on providing the best info in all possible categories, to keep your skills well rounded - and also we provide some humor, tech news, and geeky stuff from time to time. Typical topics are HTML5, CSS3, Javascript (jQuery), PHP, MYSQL, Wordpress, Design, Inspiration, etc. (might even start writing about geeky fitness, since im heading back to the gym!). Basically anything & everything that would appeal to someone living the creative geek lifestyle. If you have an idea or want to contribute get in touch!

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